RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Illinois >> Wayne County >> Mount ErieIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
Illinois

The Commemorative Quarter for Illinois





Welcome to Mount Erie ...

The village of Mount Erie is located in Wayne County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mount Erie, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1854.

A typical abbreviation for Mount Erie: Mt. Erie

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Mount Erie has a population of 82 people<2> (see below for details).

Mount Erie is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Mount Erie lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Mount Erie (for example, toward Decker (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Mount Erie: 618 & 730<4>

The ZIP code for Mount Erie: 62446<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Mount Erie had an population of 82 people. This is a decrease of 6.82% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 21.9% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Mount Erie had a population of 88 people. This makes Mount Erie the county's 6th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 88 people, the population of Mount Erie decreased 16.19% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 105 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Mount Erie.

Communities near Mount Erie ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mount Erie.

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Mount Erie. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mount Erie.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mount Erie. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Erie.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Erie. See our Newspapers Page for Mount Erie.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mount Erie ...

Looking for more information about Mount Erie? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Mount Erie, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Mount Erie.

Adding Mount Erie to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mount Erie in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Mount Erie was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<9>

X2X - From that list, the Mount Erie post office opened in 1854.

We also found Mount Erie in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mount Erie.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mount Erie. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Wayne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Mount Erie.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mount Erie - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 618 code has been Overlayed with the 730 area code. New phone numbers in the Mount Erie area will be assigned with one of these codes: 618 or 730. As a result, placing a call in the Mount Erie area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a village (such as Mount Erie). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Mount Erie or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<8>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<9>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

Copyright 2025
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 28 Apr 2025